Untitled
Side by side we watched Simpsons on the couch
And you told me fantastical stories
Of the knights who shout and the thieves who crouch
Nights filled with mythical allegories
As you watched me grow with eyes of wonder
I looked to the sky with sights set higher
Although in life I may sometimes blunder
You were there when situations turned dire
I have grown to find us now quite alike
From our puns to our jokes and love of games
The stories we read and the shows we like
I'm proud to share initials and last names
Together we watched the Lord of the Rings
And you inspired me to write wondrous things
~~~ Dalton Johnson
Dalton. A sonnet. I studying your face as you read your poem to your father, and I saw your love for him in the shifting landscape of your feelings from of fond memories to playful humour. What a treasure your poem is, your love for your father is, and you are.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the return to the form of the sonnet, Dalton. What a wonderful course you took. I don't suppose you will ever read a sonnet in the same way again. I wish I had been reading along with you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Father's Day Doral.
ReplyDeleteBoo-urns, Doral, boo-urns.
ReplyDelete